Maharashtra Legislative Council
Upper house of the bicameral legislature of the state of Maharashtra
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The Maharashtra Legislative Council, also known as Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad, is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.
Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
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| Type | |
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Term limits | 6 years |
| Leadership | |
Jishnu Dev Varma since 10 March 2026 | |
Vacant[a] since 29 August 2025 | |
Vacant[b] since 29 August 2025 | |
General Secretary | Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 78 (66 Elected + 12 Nominated) |
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Political groups | Government (62)
Official Opposition (12) Vacant (5)
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| Meeting place | |
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| Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai | |
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| Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) Maharashtra Legislature | |
| Website | |
| Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislative Council Website | |
Legislature Party Leaders
| House | Leader | Portrait | Since |
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| Group Leader Legislature Council BJP Party | Pravin Darekar | 16 December 2019 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council SHS Party | Kishor Darade | 1 March 2023 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council SS(UBT) Party | Anil Parab | 7 July 2022 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council NCP(SP) Party | Eknath Khadse | 11 March 2023 | |
| Group Leader Legislature Council Congress Party | Satej Patil' | 2 March 2023 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | Vikram Vasantrao Kale | ||
Party's Group Leader & Whip
| No | Party | Post | Name | |
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| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Group Leader | Pravin Darekar | |
| Chief Whip | Vijay Girkar | |||
| Whip | Prasad Lad | |||
| 02 | Shiv Sena | Group Leader | Kishor Darade | |
| Chief Whip | ||||
| Whip | Unknown | |||
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party | Group Leader | Aniket Tatkare | |
| Chief Whip | Shivaji Rao Garje | |||
| Whip | Sanjay Khodke | |||
| 04 | Indian National Congress | Group Leader | Satej Patil | |
| Chief Whip | Abhijit Wanjarri | |||
| Whip | Rajesh Rathod | |||
| 05 | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | Group Leader | Eknath Khadse | |
| Chief Whip | Shashikant Shinde | |||
| Whip | Unknown | |||
| 06 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Group Leader | Anil Parab | |
| Chief Whip | Sunil Shinde | |||
| Whip | Unknown | |||
Location
The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.[2]
Composition of Legislative Council
Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
- 30 members shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly.
- 7 members are elected from amongst graduates from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 7 members are elected from amongst teachers from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 22 members are elected from amongst the local bodies of Maharashtra from 21 divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai (2 seats) and one seat each from Ahmednagar, Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana, Amravati, Aurangabad-cum-Jalna, Bhandara- Gondiya, Dhule-cum-Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed, Parbhani-Hingoli, Pune, Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg, Sangli-cum-Satara, Solapur, Thane-cum-Palghar, Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli and Yavatmal)
- 12 members having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service shall be nominated by the Governor
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its chairman and deputy chairman.
Constituencies and Members (78)
Following are recent members of Maharashtra Legislative Council[3][4][5]
Elected by the Legislative Assembly members (30)
Keys: BJP (16) SHS (6) NCP (4) SS(UBT) (2) INC (1) NCP-SP (1)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
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| 1 | Pramod Jathar | BJP | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 2 | Sunil Karjatkar | BJP | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 3 | Sanjay Bhende | BJP | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 4 | Madhavi Naik | BJP | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 5 | Vivek Kolhe | BJP | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 6 | Pankaja Munde | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 7 | Yogesh Tilekar | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 8 | Parinay Fuke | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 9 | Amit Gorkhe | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 10 | Sadabhau Khot | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 11 | Pradnya Satav | BJP | 12-May-2026 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 12 | Pravin Darekar | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 13 | Ram Shinde | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 14 | Shrikant Bharatiya | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 15 | Prasad Lad | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 16 | Uma Khapre | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 17 | Bachchu Kadu | SHS | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 18 | Neelam Gorhe | SHS | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 19 | Krupal Tumane | SHS | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 20 | Bhavana Gawali | SHS | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 21 | Sachin Ahir | SHS | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 22 | Chandrakant Raghuwanshi | SHS | 20-Mar-2025 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 23 | Zeeshan Siddique | NCP | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 24 | Shivaji Rao Garje | NCP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 25 | Sanjay Khodke | NCP | 20-Mar-2025 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 26 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | NCP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 27 | Ambadas Danve | SS(UBT) | 14-May-2026 | 13-May-2032 | |
| 28 | Milind Narvekar | SS(UBT) | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 | |
| 29 | Bhai Jagtap | INC | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
| 30 | Eknath Khadse | NCP(SP) | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 | |
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (22)
Keys: BJP (14) SHS (3) NCP (2) SS(UBT) (1) INC (1) Independent (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
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| 1 | Mumbai | Sunil Shinde | SS(UBT) | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 2 | Mumbai | Rajhans Singh | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 3 | Dhule–Nandurbar | Amrish Patel | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 4 | Nagpur | Rajeev Potdar | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 5 | Akola–Washim–Buldhana | Vasant Khandelwal | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 6 | Kolhapur | Satej Patil | INC | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 | |
| 7 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar–Jalna | suhas shirsath | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 8 | Dharashiv–Latur–Beed | Basavraj Patil | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 9 | Amravati | Pravin Pote | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 10 | Wardha–Chandrapur–Gadhchiroli | Arun Lakhani | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 11 | Nashik | Gokul Gite | Ind | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 12 | Parbhani–Hingoli | Saeed Khan | SHS | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 13 | Raigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg | Aniket Tatkare | NCP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 14 | Jalgaon | Nandkishor Mahajan | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 15 | Bhandara–Gondia | Avinash Bramhankar | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 16 | Pune | Vikram Kakde | NCP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 17 | Sangli–Satara | Dhairyashil Kadam | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 18 | Nanded | Amarnath Rajurkar | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 19 | Yavatmal | Dushyant Chaturvedi | SHS | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 20 | Thane–Palghar | Ravindra Phatak | SHS | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 21 | Ahilayanagar | Prajakt Tanpure | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
| 22 | Solapur | Rajendra Raut | BJP | 22-Jun-2026 | 21-Jun-2032 | |
Elected from Teachers constituencies (7)
Keys: Independent (2) BJP (1) SHS (2) NCP (1) SS(UBT) (1) INC (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
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| 1 | Mumbai | Jagannath Abhyankar | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 | |
| 2 | Nashik | Kishor Darade | SHS | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 | |
| 3 | Konkan | Dnyaneshwar Mhatre | BJP | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 4 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Vikram Kale | NCP | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 5 | Nagpur | Sudhakar Adbale | Ind | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 6 | Pune | Jayant Asgaonkar | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 7 | Amravati | Kiran Sarnaik | SHS | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)
Keys: INC (2) BJP (1) NCP (1) SS(UBT) (1) NCP-SP (1) Independent (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
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| 1 | Konkan | Niranjan Davkhare | BJP | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 | |
| 2 | Mumbai | Anil Parab | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 | |
| 3 | Amravati | Dhiraj Lingade | INC | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 4 | Nashik | Satyajeet Tambe | Ind | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 | |
| 5 | Nagpur | Abhijit Wanjarri | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 6 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Satish Chavan | NCP | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
| 7 | Pune | Arun Lad | NCP(SP) | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 | |
Nominated by the Governor (12)
Keys: BJP (3) SHS (2) NCP (2) Vacant (5)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
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| 1 | Chitra Wagh | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 | |
| 2 | Vikrant Patil | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 | |
| 3 | Babusingh Maharaj Rathod | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 | |
| 4 | Hemant Patil | SHS | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 | |
| 5 | Manisha Kayande | SHS | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 | |
| 6 | Pankaj Bhujbal | NCP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 | |
| 7 | Idris Naikwadi | NCP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 | |
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Officers
Chairperson
- Prof. Ram Shinde
Leader of the House
The council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[6]
Deputy Leader of the House
The council has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[6]
Leader of the Opposition
- Vacant, since 29th August